Lake Viljandi

Lake Viljandi
View from the Viljandi castle ruins.
Location	Viljandi County
Coordinates	58°21′0″N 25°35′35″E / 58.35000°N 25.59306°ECoordinates: 58°21′0″N 25°35′35″E / 58.35000°N 25.59306°E
Primary inflows	Valuoja, Köstri stream
Primary outflows	Raudna
Basin countries	Estonia
Max. length	4.33 km
Max. width	435 m
Surface area	1.58 km²
Max. depth	11 m
Surface elevation	42.35 m
Settlements	Viljandi

Lake Viljandi (Estonian: Viljandi järv; 1.55 km²) is a lake in Viljandi County, Estonia. The lake lies in the deep primeval valley of Viljandi, depth 11 m, length 4.6 km, width 450 m. The Uueveski and Valuoja streams and a number of springs flow into the lake. In the south-western part of the lake the Raudna River flows out. The main fish in the lake are bream, roach, perch and pike. The lake and its shores make up the Viljandi landscape protection area.

The Grand Race around Lake Viljandi is held annually.

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